The human histories of the European and Southern Alps are very different, with contrasts in respective length of time settled, population, and the types of records that the populations in each environment have left behind. This article explores these differences for the period 1000–1900 AD, tracing the specific trajectories of Alpine development in both places before analyzing the discovery of both regions as recreational playgrounds by lowland peoples in the late 19th century.
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1 November 2001
History and (Re)discovery of the European and New Zealand Alps until 1900
Eric Pawson,
Hans-Rudolf Egli
discovery
European Alps
history
human use
MIGRATIONS
New Zealand
population